This game works great as an upfront game. All you need is one banana per participant.
Bring up about 4 students, have them take off their shoes and socks, and hand each of them a banana. Make sure the crowd can see them really well; if necessary, employ the use of a live video feed.
When the leader says go, the contestants are supposed to peel the banana with their feet as quickly as they can. They can use both feet to do so.
Judge the winner by speed and final condition of the banana.
If you are super brave, you can have someone from the crowd eat the 1st place banana! Make sure to give them a good prize if they can eat it in under a minute.
NOTE: It is SO important that everyone be able to see this game happen! If there is any doubt, use a live video feed on the screen(s).
Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.
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Josh Wilson
June 13, 2011 at 12:00 amThis game was Great! We did it on a Sunday Morning for our 100 high school students and they thought it was so funny watching someone work so hard to end up with a smashed banana.
Jeff
September 2, 2011 at 12:00 amGreat idea! We did it before our youth worship service and people loved it. For added bonus we dared a couple of our brave young men to take a bite out of one of the banana… The crowed went crazy!
Kvisa
November 14, 2016 at 12:00 amFun, simple, good game